The Department of Conservation (DOC) has announced proposals to trial car park charges at Dolomite Point (Punakaiki) and Franz Josef from October 2025 [...]

The Department of Conservation (DOC) is trialing a car parking fee at the White Horse Hill car park in Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park, [...]

The Federated Mountain Clubs of New Zealand (FMC) remains firmly opposed to the proposed Waitaha Hydro scheme. We are aware that Whitewater New [...]

FMC has recommended DOC decline a Manuka Point Station application to change a public access outcome of its tenure review. If granted, the [...]

During FMC's Outdoor Community campaign support to Ski Touring, we noticed some friction between members of the back country touring community and some ski [...]

Background The Hunter River flows 42km from the Main Divide of the Southern Alps into the head of Lake Hāwea. While the river's [...]

Hunters, Trampers, Climbers and Mountain Bikers are adding their voice to those calling for changes to proposed health and safety legislation that threatens to [...]